What they did is like this true saying: “A dog goes back to what it has thrown up,” and, “After a pig is washed, it goes back and rolls in the mud.”
A fool who repeats his foolishness is like a dog that goes back to what it has thrown up.
Jesus told the people this story, but they did not understand what it meant.
“Suppose a person has taken away the old stones and plaster and put in new stones and plaster. If mildew again appears in his house,